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The cold spell reached
its nadir yesterday. |
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(A) |
lowest point
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apex |
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zenith |
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(D) |
acme |
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The husband was told to
stop nagging her over nothing. |
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(A) |
finding fault incessantly with
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(B) |
commending |
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(C) |
hailing |
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(D) |
applauding |
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I cannot believe that
such naivete is unassumed in a person of her age and
experience. |
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(A) |
the quality of being unsophisticated
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(B) |
artfulness |
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(C) |
affectation |
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(D) |
sophistication |
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That handsome young man
is bloated with narcissism. |
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(A) |
self-examination |
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(B) |
self-admiration
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(C) |
self-knowledge |
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sense of inferiority |
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Opium is a narcotic
drug. |
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(A) |
hypnotic
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(B) |
maritime |
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malleable |
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(D) |
mellifluous |
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The story was
narrated vividly. |
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(A) |
inundated |
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(B) |
intervened |
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(C) |
told
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inculcated |
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The nascent
republic needs a lot of money and technologists for development. |
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(A) |
full-fledged |
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(B) |
lurid |
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(C) |
beginning to exist
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luscious |
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The nasty weather
made everybody irritable. |
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(A) |
ostensible |
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(B) |
opulent |
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disagreeable
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(D) |
congenial |
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The foul smell began to
nauseate her. |
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(A) |
gratify |
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(B) |
sicken
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elate |
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content |
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10. |
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The sailor used all
sorts of nautical terms in his talk. |
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(A) |
technical |
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(B) |
enticing |
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(C) |
marine
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naughty |
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Answers 1A
2A 3A 4B 5A 6C
7C 8C 9B 10C |
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